The Encyclopedia of Punk
by Cogan, Brian; with a Foreword By Penelope Spheeris
New York: Sterling Press, 2008. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. With this lavishly illustrated and authoritative A-Z guide, Brian Cogan leads readers through the fiery history of a furious, rebellious, contradictory and boundary-redefining musical genre and cultural movement that remains as massively influential as it is wildly misunderstood. As "The Encyclopedia of Punk"... Read More
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Indians Are Citizens!
by Cohen, Felix S.
[Maryland]: Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc, 1948. Reprint. Staplebound. Near Fine in Wraps. Reprint. Staplebound. Felix Solomon Cohen (July 3, 1907 – October 19, 1953) was an American lawyer and scholar who made a lasting mark on legal philosophy and fundamentally shaped federal American Indian law and policy, as a advocate of indigenous rights. In this work,... Read More
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Punk: A Life Apart
by Colegrave, Stephen; Chris Sullivan; [The Sex Pistols]; [Leee Black Childers]
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2001. First US Edition. Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First US Edition. Wraps. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Toning and shelfwear around edges, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Color paper wrappers. Large 8vo, 399pp. illus (b/w, color).
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Kentucky:. A Pictorial History
by Coleman, J. Winston, Jr. (ed)
Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1972. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Second Edition. Hardcover. A richly illustrated history of Kentucky. Overall, a very presentable copy. Very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, minor wear at head, heel and tips, else bright and clean. Blue cloth boards,... Read More
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The Poems of S.T. Coleridge
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Oliver Sacks, former owner
London: William Pickering, 1844. Later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine (No DJ). Later Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. S.T. Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian, who with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. Coleridge coined many familiar words and... Read More
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Les Alchimistes Grecs / Tome X: L'Anonyme de Zuretti ou L'art Sacré et Divin de la Chrysopée par un Anonyme [Alchemy]
by Colinet, Andrée, ed
Paris: Société d'Édition, Les Belles Lettres, 2002. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. First Edition. Original Wraps. "In the treatise, there is no mention of medicine and iatrochemistry, and Anonymous lightheartedly tells us of chrysopoeia or the art of making gold. Almost all the recipes in the book are about the first preparatory works—the works to volatilize salts... Read More
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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians:. Five Volume Set plus American Supplement
by Colles, H.C. (ed)
New York. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ. Third Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very nice set of this well known reference set. Very minimal shelf wear, touch of foxing at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. xxxiii, 773pp; xxv, 800pp; xxv, 787pp; xxv, 840pp; xxv, 791pp;... Read More
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Grande Dame
by Collins, Evron S.
Cincinnati, OH: Miniature Book Society, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gold lettering and decorative elements, printed endpapers, frontispiece. 64x51mm. 33pp. Illus. (b/w photographs). Limited edition of 400.
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The Way With the Nerves: Letters to a Neurologist on Various Modern Nervous Ailments, Real and Fancied, With Replies Thereto Telling of Their Nature and Treatment
by Collins, Joseph; Oliver Sacks, former owner
Oxford: G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing... Read More
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Lumen: The Art and Science of Light, 800 - 1600
by Collins, Kristen [ed]; Turner, Nancy K. [ed]; Falk, Seb; Arslan, Taha Yasin; Gaida, Margaret
Los Angeles, CA: Getty Museum, 2024. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Near Fine. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Through the manipulation of materials, such as gold, crystal, and glass, medieval artists created dazzling light-filled environments, evoking, in the everyday world, the layered realms of the divine. While contemporary society separates science and spirituality, the medieval world harnessed the science of light to... Read More
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Kitten's Album: A Memory Book
by Collin, Marcie
San Francisco, CA: Juniper Von Phitzer, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. [miniature]. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Printed letterpress. Designed, handset, printed, and bound by Juniper Von Phitzer. Signed by Collin and Phitzer. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Cloth boards, silver paper onlay, black ink lettering and pictorial element, cloth endpages, burgundy endpages. 2 7/16x2 3/4. 44pp. Illus. Limited numbered... Read More
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Colour-Blindness: with a Comparison of Different Methods of Testing Colour-Blindness
by Collins, Mary; James Drever
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, Inc, 1925. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First US Edition. Hardcover. Underlining by Oliver Sacks. Laid in color blind plate. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was,... Read More
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The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray and Beattie:. With a Memoir of Each
by Collins , William; Gray, Thomas; Beattie, James
New York: Turner and Hayden, 1844. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good+ [Textblock Very Good+]. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, spine label missing, bump to head of spine, very minor foxing at preliminaries, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full brown leather boards, marbled endpages and textblock edges, frontispiece, boarder to all pages. 12mo.... Read More
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Pinocchio [Design Binding]
by Collodi, Carlo [Sobota Binding]
Loket, Czech Republic: Jarmila Sobota, 2013. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The original wood covers were selected and finished by Rosie and Kim Batcheller utilizing various types of wood including Bogota, Wenge, Cherry, Paduak, Walnut, Purpleheart, Leopard Wood, Birds’s Eye Maple, and Honduran Rosewood. Signed by Jarmila Sobota. Tight, bright, and unmarred.... Read More
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Pinocchio:. The Story of a Puppet
by Collodi, C. [Carlo Lorenzini]; Kirk, Maria L. (illus)
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1916. First Edition Thus (no additional printings indicated). Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ.. First Edition Thus (no additional printings indicated). Hardcover. White ink on front board very bright and clean. Gift from ___________ to his grandchildren. Overall, a rather pleasing copy with an interesting association. Light shelf/edge wear, light sunning at spine,... Read More
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A Tanglewood Tales
by Colton, Olive A.
Toledo, OH: Chittenden Press, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Inscribed by author. A handsome copy of this increasingly uncommon volume. Light shelf/edge wear, inscribed by author at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green overlapped stiff wraps, gilt label, black ink lettering and decorative elements, tipped in plate. Small 8vo.... Read More
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Blight at the End of the Funnel
by Colver, Edward
San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2006. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. For over 25 years, Edward Colver has been one of the main documentarians of the Southern California punk rock scene. This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Blight at the End of the Funnel, Edward Colver for the Grand... Read More
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Treatise on the Physiological and Moral Management of Infancy:. With Notes And A Supplementary Chapter by John Bell
by Combe, Andrew; Bell, John
New York: Fowlers & Wells, 1840. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Good+. No DJ as Issued. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a presentable copy of this rather uncommon volume. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying/chipping at head and heel, small pull in fabric at spine near title (repaired), light dust staining at top of textblock, hint of foxing at start and finish,... Read More
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Pseudo-Isochromatic Plates for Testing Color Perception
by American Optical Company
Philadelphia, PA: American Optical Company, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover // Original wrappers. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover // Original wrappers. A pseudoisochromatic plate, often abbreviated as PIP, is a style of standard exemplified by the Ishihara test, generally used for screening of color vision defects. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator.... Read More
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Map of Scarborough: Complete Road Map of Southwest Maine
by Scarborough Company
Indianapolis, IN: Scarborough Company, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Large folding map of Southwest Maine. Bumped corners, and discolorations, toning at folds, tears else tight, bright and unmarred. Original black pebbled cloth over boards, gilt stamped design and text on front cover. Large folding map in color, folded into black covers.
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A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children. Fourth Edition, Revised and Augmented
by Condie, D. Francis
Philadelphia, PA: Blanchard and Lea, 1853. Fourth Edition. Full Leather. Good+. No DJ. Fourth Edition. Full Leather. An early and significant volume on diseases of infancy and children. Overall, a very presentable copy. Moderate shelf wear, light scuffs and rubbing, head shows wear, soiling/toning at endpages, pencil marks on ffep/rfep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full leather, black... Read More
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Practical Occultism: From the Private Letters of William Q. Judge
by Conger, Arthur L., editor. William Q. Judge, author
Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+, no DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Features the letters that highlight the period from 1882 to 1891, when the Theosophical Society was undergoing rapid growth, particularly in the California. William Quan Judge was born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1851. His family emigrated in 1864 to New... Read More
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Hiker Joy
by Connolly, James B.; Wyeth, N.C (illus)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this rather uncommon Wyeth title. Minor shelf/edge wear, very light sunning at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, black ink lettering, in blind lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard. 12mo. 244p. Illus. (b/w plates). ... Read More
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Task of the Artist
by Conrad, Joseph
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Pat Baldwin. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed multicolored paper boards, complex folded paper structure, paper label, loose leaf instruction sheet, black aluminum "slipcase". 75x75mm. 12pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 19 of 65.
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Know Your Woods
by Constantine, Albert Jr.
Bronx, NY: Albert Constantine and Son, Inc, 1966. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Noted reference. large color foldout at center. Minor shelf/edge wear, publisher's bookplate at front pasteddown filled in by original owner, minor dust staining to the top of the text block, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ shows moderate... Read More
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